Lin Mo was waiting for Nie San's answer, and Nie San was silent for a long time before finally speaking slowly:
"I haven't heard of Ksitigarbha for a thousand years."
Just six words, but the meaning contained in them shocked Lin Mo. It was completely different from what he knew and understood. After Nie San finished saying this, he stood up, glanced at Lin Mo, and then turned around
Leave.
Obviously, this is the limit of what Nie San can say. The reason why he left was to express his attitude. This answer is enough to worth the value of these flowers of the other side.
"I haven't heard of Ksitigarbha for a thousand years..."
Lin Mo murmured to himself and repeated what he said. Nie San left, but he did not stop him because the news was shocking enough.
These six words can be understood from many aspects, and no matter which aspect they are, they are enough to shock Lin Mo.
The simplest understanding of not hearing about Ksitigarbha for thousands of years is that there is indeed a existence like Ksitigarbha in this world, but it was a thousand years ago, and Ksitigarbha did exist. In other words, those myths and legends are not
It must be completely false.
It also shows that this Nie San has existed for at least a thousand years.
It's somewhat unbelievable that an old ghost who has lived for a thousand years is just a handsome ghost, but who doesn't have a secret?
But another point illustrates the current situation in the underworld at this time, that is, the underworld. Ksitigarbha has not been heard of for thousands of years, which means that there is no longer the legend of Ksitigarbha in the underworld. It is even possible that not many people know about the existence of Ksitigarbha.
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Just think of Ksitigarbha as an existence in stories or legends. Ordinary people may not understand the relationship between this underworld and Buddhism, but if you think about this Buddhist theory, you can understand it.
Buddhism talks about cause and effect, the cause of the past life, the result of this life, the cause of this life, the result of the next life, there is a cycle of cause and effect, and retribution is not satisfactory.
It is precisely because of the existence of the six paths of reincarnation and past and present lives that there is a cycle of cause and effect. If there were no six paths of reincarnation, then there would be a loophole in the so-called theory of cause and effect.
It can be seen that good people are lonely and helpless throughout their lives, but evil people can be rich and wealthy, with descendants, and good people are not willing to pay for their lives, causing harm to thousands of years. There are definitely many such things. And under unexplainable circumstances, how can we talk about merit?
The merits accumulated are reserved for future generations, and the merits are cultivated in order to accumulate negative virtues, repay the sins of the previous life, and cultivate the fate of the future life. There is no explanation for the loopholes in this.
Therefore, Ksitigarbha sent his hair down from the great distance, vowing not to become a Buddha until the hell was empty, and then he was as single as the hell, wanting to eliminate his sins.
But if we talk about it in terms of mythology, it is not difficult to find that the underworld and heaven are one. The king of hell is in charge of the underworld, but he still needs to go to heaven to report to the gods. It can be seen that this is governed by the same lineage.
In Heaven, although the Six Paths of Reincarnation are useful, Heaven is the gate of Taoism, so the Six Paths of Reincarnation is not as useful to Heaven as it is to Buddhism.
Therefore, Ksitigarbha enters
Although the underworld does not participate in the normal management of the underworld and has never even intervened in the affairs of reincarnation, it does have the intention of monitoring.
Although it seems to be just for enlightenment, it is also an important step in the layout of Buddhism.
At least as long as the earth hides in the underworld, the six reincarnations can be guaranteed. On the other hand, in mythology, Taoism has the battle to confer gods, and Buddhism has the intention of traveling to the west. Although the battle to confer gods seems to be
Behind the dispute between the Shang Dynasty and the Zhou Dynasty was actually the dispute between Chan Jiao and Jie Jiao, and it was also a war between Taoists to reorganize their family.
As for the trip westward during the Tang Dynasty, Tripitaka collected scriptures, collected the Monkey King Sun Wukong, Marshal Zhu Bajie of Tianpeng, General Sha Monk and Little White Dragon. They traveled westward all the way, experienced eighty-one difficulties, obtained the true scriptures, and promoted Buddhism.
But in fact, it is not difficult to see that this is an exchange of interests between Taoism and Buddhism.
During the eighty-one difficulties, except for a few monsters with no background, most of them were either boys or mounts from a fairy family, or the monsters were transformed into immortals. The only ones who really died were those little monsters with no background behind them.
Strange.
Walking the road of suffering, going through ninety-nine and eighty-one tribulations, using Taoists, beating Taoists, and destroying masterless demons.
A good game of chess played by the superiors and a good show by the executors deceived the demons at the bottom and those who were disobedient to discipline. Various miracles appeared during the process, making the common people more reverent towards the gods and Buddhas.
The Taoists gained a group of thugs and rectified the chaos caused by the goblins, while the Buddhists gave Jin Chanzi, a disciple of the Buddha, a golden body, and his merits were immeasurable.
A big picture, with thousands of small dramas, playing around with the unruly Monkey King. According to the legend, the success of learning the scriptures made the Monkey King Sun Wukong the Holy Buddha. However, at that time, there was no one who knew whether it was the real Monkey King or the fake Monkey King.
Know.
If it is false, the Monkey King will have died long ago. If it is true, when he becomes a Buddha, the Monkey King will no longer be the Monkey King.
He has lost his pride and momentum. Although he has been imprisoned, he has already been wrapped in chains invisibly, like an eagle and a dog. Even if he is not dead, he is still dead.
But this is just a legend. When future generations hear the story, it is just a story. Time has passed, and who knows whether it is true or false?
Archaeological history, finding the truth, having evidence, strong evidence, is just a story, even if it is another layout, it is still just a story.
Rumors are unreliable and gods have never been seen, so this is true.
Lin Mo asked this question not only to satisfy his master's previous doubts, but also to know whether there are really immortals and Buddhas in this world. There is no end to the path of cultivation. Thinking about it this way, becoming an immortal may not be impossible.
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If there are ghosts, there will be reincarnation, and if there are reincarnations, there will be powerful people. If there is an underworld, people will inevitably doubt whether there are really immortals and Buddhas.
Just because you haven't seen it doesn't mean it really doesn't exist, but judging from Nie San's answer, this matter is still unknown.
It's a mystery.
Why ask this question?
The existence of the past life mirror and the golden crack sealed in the mirror made Lin Mo feel that the power did not seem to exist in the human world. However, after receiving such an answer, Lin Mo had no way to investigate and could only put it aside.
But after not hearing about Ksitigarbha for a thousand years, Lin Mo remembered it in his heart.
If you haven’t heard of it for a thousand years, did it really exist a thousand years ago?
Could it be that something happened at a certain time point thousands of years ago that finally led to everything becoming what it is now?
Nie San has already gone to look for the remaining Bianhua. At this time, Lin Mo is the only one left. No one can give Lin Mo the answer to this question, and he has no way to verify it. In a thousand years, too many things can happen, and dynasties change.
, the development of civilization.
Today's world is full of technology. Theory, truth, and science are the mainstream of this era. It is better to believe in gods and Buddhas than to believe in yourself and hard work.
"Qi Feng!"
While Lin Mo was thinking, Liao Yu had already finished explaining to the teacher and ran back. Seeing that Nie San had left, Liao Yu was a little confused.
"Where's Brother Nie? Why isn't he here?"
"He still has some unfinished business, we should leave and go back to the bookstore."
The corners of his mouth twitched, showing a slight smile. Lin Mo still had a lot of affection for the girl Liao Yu, but he didn't know who this simple girl was and who was using her as a chess piece in the game. This kind of
The feeling of being manipulated still made Lin Mo a little unhappy.
He didn't move, but someone arranged for these people to find him. Now thinking about it, it was really a coincidence that Liao Yu came to the bookstore.
It doesn’t matter that Fenglin Street is so far away from Qingda University. Liao Yu didn’t come early or late. Lin Mo just changed his identity and took over the store, and she ran over and ordered a book in the bookstore inexplicably.
Then I forgot to bring money.
All this was too coincidental, as if someone somewhere was controlling all of this, causing Lin Mo to be involved in this chaos.
At this time, Lin Mo couldn't help himself. Even if he saw all this, he couldn't get away from it. Being in the game, even if he jumped out of a circle, he felt like he was out of it, but that was just your feeling.
In fact, you just fell into another circle, and you are still on the chessboard after all.
Just like Monkey Sun in the legend of Journey to the West, he thought he had jumped out of Tathagata Buddha's Wuzhi Mountain, but in the end he discovered that it was just a joke.
Liao Yu helped Lin Mo up, and the two of them walked towards the entrance of Qingda University. After walking for more than ten meters, Lin Mo stopped, turned to look at the girls' dormitory, shook his head and chuckled, turned around, and walked away...